Drake Donovan
Ride Of The Week 01/29/2024: Burt Calhoun’s 1996 Eagle Talon
ALL THE FEELS Seeing a car that was what my contemporaries were driving in high school and college on display at a car show gives me the...
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Drake Donovan
Nov 6, 20232 min read
Ride Of The Week 11/06/2023: Paul Terlosky's 1971 Impala
THE MOPALA What happens when you cross a big 70s sedan with 2020s Mopar Muscle? You get an autocross monster known as the “Mopala”. It’s...
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Drake Donovan
Oct 22, 20231 min read
Ride Of The Week 10/23/2023: Paul Neubert's 1981 HUM-J-7
THE HUM-J-7 If you weren’t Arnold Schwarzeneger or Sylvester Stallone, having a civilian version of the AM General HMMVW in the early 90s...
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Drake Donovan
Sep 25, 20232 min read
Ride Of The Week 09/25/2023: Tim Dangle's 1964 Buick Special
THE GRAND SPECIAL When customizers have a theme, I always enjoy seeing how they creatively carry that theme throughout the car. This...
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Drake Donovan
Sep 17, 20231 min read
Ride Of The Week 09/18/2023: Jerry Carrico's 1961 Chrysler Newport Town & Country
RESTOMOD WAGON My tastes lean toward pro-touring style restomods. So, when I find a car that kinda has that look, I take notice. During a...
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Drake Donovan
Sep 10, 20232 min read
Ride Of The Week 09/11/2023: Joe Migliorisi's 1960 Nash Metropolitan
VETTE-TROPOLITAN When I walked up to this 1960 Nash Metropolitan, I immediately noticed the custom badge on the lower, right fender,...
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Drake Donovan
Aug 28, 20232 min read
Ride Of The Week 08/28/2023: Brent Maletic's 1984 Monte Carlo SS
THE FULL MONTE Brent Maletic is a Car Show Life Customer. I’ve had the pleasure of doing show boards for both of his rides. One was for...
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Drake Donovan
Aug 21, 20232 min read
Ride Of The Week 08/21/2023: THE KING COYOTE
THE KING COYOTE One of the Great 8 contenders at this year’s Detroit Autorama also made the trip to Cleveland for the Piston Powered...
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Drake Donovan
Jul 26, 20231 min read
Ride Of The Week 07/24/2023: Mike & Kim Halslip's 2012 '69 Mach 1
MACH-WHAAA? If you know me, you know I love a good restomod. This car, however, is the opposite, a retro-mod. It’s a 2012 Mustang done...
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Drake Donovan
May 29, 20231 min read
Ride Of The Week 05/29/2023:Bill Kniffen's1957 Chevy 210
A CORVETTE IN DISGUISE This is not your typical shoebox Chevy. This particular 1957 210 is a rare hard top in the mid-level trim of...
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Drake Donovan
May 15, 20231 min read
Ride Of The Week 05/15/2023: Mark Harlow's 1981 Jeep CJ5
CAUTION: WET PAINT I spotted Mark Harlow's 1981 Jeep CJ5 on display outside the Las Vegas Convention Center at SEMA 2022. Original CJs...
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Drake Donovan
May 8, 20232 min read
Ride Of The Week 05/08/2023: 1978 Cutlass Restomod by Hahn Automotive
MOST DEFINITELY NOT YOUR FATHER'S OLDSMOBILE This 1979 Cutlass caught my attention at the 2023 Pittsburgh World Of Wheels because of the...
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Drake Donovan
May 1, 20231 min read
Ride Of The Week 05/01/2023: Gil Berry’s 1960 Corvette Restomod
A HIGHLY DECORATED HOT ROD Gil Berry is the 3rd owner of this 1960 Corvette and it’s been in his possession for the past 39 years. It...
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Drake Donovan
Mar 6, 20231 min read
Ride Of The Week 03/06/2023: Alan Gimmel's 1983 Toyota Celica
There’s a surprise inside! Alan Gimmel's father bought this 1983 Celica new at Citrus County Toyota and proceeded to put 153,000 miles on...
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Drake Donovan
Dec 26, 20221 min read
Ride Of The Week 12/26/2022: Bob Lambiase, Jr's 1977 Buick Electra Limited
WHY RESTOMOD A BUICK? WHY NOT? Bob Lambiase, Jr of Rochester, NY was a lifelong car guy, particularly Pontiacs. He’s owned a GTO, a Trans...
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Drake Donovan
Dec 19, 20222 min read
Ride Of The Week 12/19/2022: Gary Kmit's 1974 Vega Kammback
FROM TRASH DAY TO TRACK DAY Many #rideoftheweek profiles are of cars that I consider the oddballs. These are vehicles that are rarely...
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Drake Donovan
Oct 24, 20221 min read
Ride Of The Week 10/24/2022: Gordon Ries' 1947 Dodge Pickup
A RESTOMOD DODGE Living the Car Show Life, I’ve encountered a fair share of restomod Chevy & Ford Pickups, but it’s unusual to see a...
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Drake Donovan
Oct 17, 20222 min read
Ride Of The Week 10/17/2022: Glenn Welling's 1927 Nash Light Six
A FINE WAY TO GET A CAR I spotted this pre-war classic at the Pittsburgh Area Camaro Enthusiast’s charity show in Baden, PA back in...
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Drake Donovan
Jul 4, 20222 min read
Ride Of The Week 07/4/2022: Bob Bachman's 1969 GTO Restomod
YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN I’m jealous of those people who have managed to hold on to their first car. I’m just as envious of those folks...
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Drake Donovan
May 29, 20221 min read
Ride Of The Week 05/30/2022: Posie's 1949 Olds 76
Post War Resto Mod Restomods are my favorite segment of the collector car hobby. Classic lines with more modern, more reliable...
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